A Girl Who Sees Smells
South Korean television series
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A Girl Who Sees Smells[4] (Korean: 냄새를 보는 소녀) is a 2015 South South Korean drama adapted from the KTOON webtoon of the same title by Seo Soo-kyung a/k/a Man Chwi.[a][1] Starring Park Yoo-chun, Shin Se-kyung, Namgoong Min and Yoon Jin-seo, it aired on SBS on Wednesday and Thursday at 21:55 for 16 episodes from April 1 to May 21, 2015.[5][6][7][8]
| A Girl Who Sees Smells | |
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Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Girl Who Sees Smell[1] |
| Hangul | 냄새를 보는 소녀 |
| RR | Naemsaereul boneun sonyeo |
| MR | Naemsaerŭl ponŭn sonyŏ |
| Genre | |
| Based on | The Girl Who Sees Smells [3]by Seo Soo-kyung aka Man Chwi |
| Written by | Lee Hee-myung |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Music by | Park Se-joon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kim Yong-jin |
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| Cinematography |
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| Editor | Jang Si-yeon |
| Running time | 65 minutes |
| Production company | SBS Plus |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | April 1 – May 21, 2015 |
Its early working title was Sensory Couple (감각남녀; Gamgak namnyeo), before reverting to the name of the original webtoon. It reached top of the Contents Power Index (CPI) rankings for the most influential dramas.[9]
Plot
Choi Eun-seol (Shin Se-kyung) arrives home to find her parents murdered. When they are later found with a barcode carved into their skin, detective Oh Jae-pyo (Jung In-gi) realizes that the now-comatose daughter Eun-seol is the sole surviving witness. That same night, Choi Moo-gak (Park Yoo-chun) is at the hospital visiting his younger sister (Kim So-hyun), also named Choi Eun-seol, who is treated for mild injuries after a bus accident. However, when Moo-gak returns to her bed, he finds her dead with her throat slit.
Eun-seol comes out of her coma six months later, but has no memories at all of her life before waking up at the hospital, and her left eye has turned blue with no scientific explanation. She has also gained the unique ability to "see" smells as visible colors and shapes, and can even trace where people have been because their lingering scents are like a trail. Wanting to protect her, Jae-pyo adopts her and invents a new life for her, telling her that he is her real father and that her name is Oh Cho-rim. Three years and six months pass, and Cho-rim is a cheerful girl who's adjusted to her ability. She dreams of a becoming a comedian and works as a gofer for a small theater company called Frog Troupe.
Cast
Main
- Park Yoo-chun as Detective Choi Moo-gak, the male lead of the series. After the murder of his sister, Moo-gak is determined to become a police inspector and take revenge for his sister's death. He is desensitised and is unable to smell or taste his food.
- Shin Se-kyung as Oh Cho-rim/Choi Eun-seol, the female lead who witnessed the murder of her parents and lived on as the sole witness of the barcode serial murders. She has a strange ability, being able to see smells as patterns in the air. Eun-seol forms a team with Moo-gak, with whom she works to solve barcode murders.
- Namkoong Min as Chef Kwon Jae-hee/Jay Kwon Ford
- Yoon Jin-seo as Yeom Mi
Supporting
- Jung In-gi as Oh Jae-pyo
- Nam Chang-hee as Jo In-bae
- Oh Cho-hee as Eo Woo-ya
- Jung Chan-woo as Wang Ji-bang
- Park Jin-joo as Ma Ae-ri
- Lee Won-jong as Kang Hyuk
- Choi Tae-joon as Ye Sang-gil
- Jo Hee-bong as Ki Choong-do
- Kim Byeong-ok as Chief of Police
- Choi Jae-hwan as Tak Ji-seok
- Jung Hyun-suk as Detective Kim
- Kim Gi-cheon as Kim Joong-in
- Song Jong-ho as Dr. Chun Baek-kyung
- Heo Jung-eun as Ji-eun
Special appearances
- Kim So-hyun as Choi Eun-seol (ep 1–2, 5)
- Kim Dong-kyun as Park Hyung-jin (ep 1)
- Bang Eun-hee as Yang Mi-yeon (ep 1)
- Heo Joon-suk as Kang Sang-moon (ep 1)
- Kim Bo-mi as Convenience store clerk (ep 1)
- Kim Il-joong as himself, TV Entertainment Tonight hosts (ep 1)
- Jang Ye-won as herself, TV Entertainment Tonight hosts (ep 1)
- Running Man cast as Themselves (ep 1)
- Park Han-byul as Joo Ma-ri (ep 2)
- Oh Jung-tae as Autoclub employee (ep 2)
- Park Young-soo as Arrested man at the police station (ep 2)
- Dan-woo as Driver that hit a car in the mountain (ep 2–3)
- Son Se-bin as Driver's girlfriend (ep 2–3)
- Ha Soo-ho as Hwang Ki-soo (ep 4)
- Kim Ho-chang as Tak Min-seok (ep 4)
- Oh Tae-kyung as Yang Seok-jin (ep 5)
- Lee Jung-shin as Himself (ep 6)
- Julian Quintart (ep 10)
Ratings
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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| TNmS Ratings[10] | AGB Nielsen[11] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | April 1, 2015 | 5.6% | 7.1% | 5.6% | 6.1% |
| 2 | April 2, 2015 | 6.0% | 6.6% | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 3 | April 8, 2015 | 6.6% | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.9% |
| 4 | April 9, 2015 | 7.8% | 8.8% | 7.8% | 8.0% |
| 5 | April 15, 2015 | 7.4% | 8.4% | 7.1% | 7.5% |
| 6 | April 16, 2015 | 8.5% | 9.8% | 7.5% | 7.7% |
| 7 | April 22, 2015 | 7.3% | 8.0% | 8.1% | 8.4% |
| 8 | April 23, 2015 | 9.2% | 10.5% | 8.3% | 8.5% |
| 9 | April 29, 2015 | 7.9% | 8.5% | 6.8% | 7.0% |
| 10 | April 30, 2015 | 9.3% | 10.7% | 8.0% | 8.4% |
| 11 | May 6, 2015 | 8.0% | 9.4% | 7.5% | 8.1% |
| 12 | May 7, 2015 | 8.6% | 9.8% | 6.9% | 6.7% |
| 13 | May 13, 2015 | 9.1% | 10.6% | 8.7% | 9.2% |
| 14 | May 14, 2015 | 10.1% | 11.4% | 9.5% | 9.7% |
| 15 | May 20, 2015 | 10.9% | 13.5% | 9.6% | 9.5% |
| 16 | May 21, 2015 | 11.9% | 14.4% | 10.8% | 11.4% |
| Average | 8.4% | 9.7% | 7.8% | 8.2% | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2015 | 8th Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Park Yoo-chun | Nominated |
| 4th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Shin Se-kyung | Nominated | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Park Yoo-chun | Won | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Shin Se-kyung | Nominated | ||
| Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Namkoong Min | Won | ||
| Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Yoon Jin-seo | Won | ||
| Best Couple Award | Park Yoo-chun and Shin Se-kyung | Nominated | ||
| Best OST | "Spring Is Gone by Chance" by Yuju & Loco | Won |
Notes
- "Man Chwi" is a syllabic abbreviation of the Korean phrase Manhwa-e chwihada (만화에 취하다; lit. "Get into the comic").